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Physidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Physidae

Taxonomy
Physidae was named by Fitzinger (1833). It is extant. Its type is Physa.

It was assigned to Ancyloidea by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Planorboidea by Bouchet et al. (2005), Harzhauser and Neubauer (2018) and Novas et al. (2019).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Physidae Fitzinger
1989Physidae Shoshani et al. p. 435
2005Physidae Bouchet et al. p. 264
2018Physidae Harzhauser and Neubauer p. 82
2019Physidae Novas et al. p. 269

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderHygrophila(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyPlanorboideaRafinesque 1815
familyPhysidaeFitzinger 1833
familyPhysidaeFitzinger 1833

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Physidae Fitzinger 1833
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G. Aplexa Fleming 1820
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Aplexa kohatica Eames 1952
Aplexa robusta Eames 1952
Aplexa subhypnorum Gottschick 1920
Aplexa transportata Eames 1952
Subfm. Physinae Fitzinger 1833
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Tr. Physellini Taylor 2003
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G. Physella Haldeman 1849
Tr. Physini Fitzinger 1833
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G. Physa Draparnaud 1801
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Physa columnaris Deshayes 1825
Physa dongtaiensis Gu 1989
Physa lactaena Russell 1935
Physa prinsepii Sowerby 1840
Physa prisca Walcott 1883
Physa wattsi Arnold 1909
Invalid names: Haitiini Taylor 2003 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:17:02
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:17:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 145.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 140.2 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Physa sp. (45330)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Physa sp. (77058)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan (Ishikawa) Physidae indet. A, Physidae indet. B (32324)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Argentina (Neuquén) Physa wichmanni (92234)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Yunnan) Physa sp. 1, Physa sp. 2 (165472) Physa sp. 1, Physa sp. 3 (165471)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Austria (Upper Austria) Physa sp. (224482)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Physa lactaena (71486)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Montana) Physa copei (22689) Physa sp. (36608)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Physa sp. (226122)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Physa tirpolensis (46496)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Arizona) Physa reesidei (32301 32302) Physa sp. (24915)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Physa sp. (220134)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Sonora) Physa copei (91377)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Physa patula, Physa delecta (59269)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Mexico (Coahuila) Physidae indet. (69800)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Physa arida (51627)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0China (Shandong) Physa dongtaiensis (231133)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Uruguay Physa sp. (231033 231034 231035 231036)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Physa prinsepii (67450 226125)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Physa sp. (192041)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Physa prinsepii (26370) Physa sp. (57004 57005 57006 68619)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.1 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) Physa canadensis (46099)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Physa patula (61321)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Physa sp. (74527 159019)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Physa sp. (206969)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Physa patula, Aplexa galloprovincialis (67818)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (14519 14538)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Physa sp. (14620)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Utah) Physa sp. (13294)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Physa sp. (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0China (Shandong) Physa sp. (231161)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Utah) Physa sp. (14748)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Physa montensis (22931)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Physa canadensis (22921)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Physa sp. (11117)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) Physa sp. (14883)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan Aplexa kohatica (183841 183842 183843)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Physa bridgerensis, Physa pleromatis (197777) Physa sp. (197776)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (15793 191220)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Physa bridgerensis, Physa pleromatis (191226) Physa sp. (16296 191227)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Physa sp. (205537) Physella squalida (205533)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan Aplexa robusta (183844 184069 184070 184071 184072 184073 184074 184075) Aplexa transportata (184066 184067 184068)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Physella squalida (205480)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Poland Aplexa subhypnorum (231087)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria Aplexa subhypnorum (231088)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Physa meigsi (41749)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Physa sp. (207684)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Physa meigsi (41718) Physa sp. (41501 80357)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Physa meigsii (92408)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Physa gyrina (20352) Physa sp. (20293)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Physella sp. (20400)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Physella sp. (61310)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Physa heterostropha (222664)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Mexico) Physa sp. (93639)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Physa hawni, Physa arboreus, Physa anatina (37788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Physa heterostropha (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Physa gyrina (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Physella integra (63150)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Physa sp. (80356) Physella heterostropha (96538) Physella sp. (61311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Physa anatina (93554)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Physa heterostropha (93208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Physa sp. (101394)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Physa osculans (160361 219029 219030) Physa sp. (20273)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Physa acuta (194169)